Charles Sobhraj worked as an arms dealer for Taliban

March 23, 2014 14:07

Serial killer Charles Sobhraj, a Frenchman of Indian and Vietnamese parentage, who has served long jail terms in India and other countries, claimed that he worked as an arms dealer for Taliban after befriending JeM chief Masood Azhar in Tihar prison and was even associated with American spy agency CIA.

Sobhraj, 70, lodged in the central jail of Kathmandu since 2003, said the Taliban needed to sell heroin to buy arms and he had helped the terror group with his contacts.

Recounting his stay in Tihar, Sobhraj said he started working as an arms dealer for the Taliban after coming in contact with Azhar, the mastermind of the attack on Parliament.

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